Registration for the 2nd annual Kentucky Continuous Improvement Summit: “Focusing on Best Practice to Close the Achievement Gap” that will be held Sept. 22-24 at the Lexington Convention Center closes on Sept. 16. Best practices from across the state will be highlighted and presented by Kentucky teachers and administrators. Principal Baruti Kafele, one of the most sought-after speakers for transforming the [...]
Karen West Corbin Independent School District educator Karen West participated in a briefing for the United States Senate in Washington, D.C., on May 22. She was part of a three-person panel who shared research, results, and programming information regarding the benefits of expanded school time during afterschool and summer programs in the public school setting. West is an [...]
Schools will have an annual goal and a five-year target for proficiency under Kentucky’s proposed accountability model.
Technology can be a wonderful tool for learning. Education Commissioner Terry Holliday It allows access to up-to-date information, increases communication, and offers interactivity and relevance as we prepare ALL students to be college- and career-ready in a global, technology-driven world. It also holds immense instructional promise for students who, due to financial, physical or learning disabilities and other [...]
The Kentucky Department of Education today released data related to schools’ and districts’ status under the federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act; results of the Kentucky Core Content Tests (KCCT); college/career-readiness data and information about achievement gaps.
Great by 8, a statewide initiative to educate and engage local communities to improve economic growth through advocacy for early education, is hosting a statewide summit June 21-22 in Louisville. The goal of Great by 8 is to expand and strengthen support to programs and services for Kentucky’s children from birth through age 8. The effort emphasizes building leadership capacity [...]
The Commissioner’s Raising Achievement/Closing Gaps Council (CRACGC) has issued a set of recommendations and strategies to help close achievement gaps between all groups of Kentucky’s public school students. […]